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echo: fmail_help
to: Richard Menedetter
from: Wilfred van Velzen
date: 2016-11-22 11:38:02
subject: Re: Netmail and Jam

Hi Richard,

On 2016-11-22 10:34:36, you wrote to me:

 RM>>> If there is a Linux version with JAM Netmail support I will take
 RM>>> a look at it, too ;)

 WV>> Why do you need/want that anyway? You're using GoldED!

 RM> Golded or Husky HPT?

I mean JAM Netmail support.

 RM>>> Especially if there is a text config
 WV>> There won't be at first...

 RM> Then it will be later, or maybe never ... who knows.

It's not a priority. ;)

 RM>>> and a more intuitive rescan. (telling me that I am already
 RM>>> subscribed instead of doing a rescan on that area)
 WV>> What's not intuitive about:
 WV>>   FMAIL_HELP /R      Connect area FMAIL_HELP and rescan all messages
 WV>>                      in the message base

 RM> When I do the above with a area that I am already connected to, it tells me
 RM> that I am already connected to.

 RM> My naive assumption is that it will do a rescan anyways, as that is clearly
 RM> what I wanted. It should not matter if I am already connected or not ...
 RM> just do a rescan damit ;))))

 RM> But maybe it is just me.
 RM> =area works, but is not what I would call very intuitive.
 RM> (Husky has "%rescan area" for that ... if you are not
connected it will
 RM> connect you, and do a rescan no matter if you were connected before or not)

I don't know why the original author made it like this, but this is how
it's working for decades...

Bye, Wilfred.

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